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Plastic raw materials increase their price by 50% in three months
The plastics transformation companies (manufacturers of the product) both in Spain and in the rest of Europe have been observing a significant increase in the price of raw materials for several months, a circumstance derived from the shortage of supply that causes...
A 3D printed bioresorbable implant prevents amputations in patients
In collaboration with Maastricht University Medical Center, Osteopore Singapore has developed a PCL-based cage that stimulates the growth of bone cells and is eventually replaced by regenerated bone tissue The Osteopore International company developed, in...
Waste and garbage are not the same: this is how you can tell them apart
By separating our waste, we not only help save raw materials, we also help them to be used and create more jobs Although many consider it the same, there is a subtle and important difference between waste and garbage. Knowing this distinction is key to reducing...
Meet the first bioplastic mask made with food waste
During the last Triennial NGV in Australia, the designer Alice Potts presented a collection of bioplastic face shields made from food waste Plastic has been one of the greatest heroes in the first fight against COVID-19, but almost a year after the pandemic broke out,...
Automotive LED lighting creates demand for novel, easy-to-use thermoplastics
The SABIC portfolio of LEXAN ™ super high flow polycarbonate (PC) resins for automotive lighting bezels enables the industry to create complex geometries and integrate more features never before possible with ease of manufacture. The trend toward the development of...
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Informality in packaging manufacturing a risk for all
In addition to household post-consumer waste, agricultural waste is also an important issue in Argentina and the rest of the world According to the Argentine Chamber of the Plastic Recycling Industry (Cairplas), and according to data from La Nación, an Argentine...
Smart additives will give a new life to plastics and textiles with hard-to-recycle coatings
The European plastics industry, in collaboration with the European Commission, has made a commitment to advance the recycling of plastic products and has set itself the goal of reaching a 50% waste rate by 2040. Most plastics They are easily recyclable, but some...
The UN adopts a global treaty limiting trade in plastic waste
Hoping to reduce plastic pollution in the environment, members of a high-level meeting of the United Nations on May 10 decided to include plastic waste in a treaty regulating the trade in hazardous waste. The changes to the Basel Convention, which were pushed by...
MRFID and MOISÉS develop tumor markers from polymeric materials
Aimplas improves the detection and treatment of prostate cancer at the hands of Eresa Aimplas (Technological Institute of Plastic), works hand in hand with Eresa in two initiatives that will improve the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. These are two...
Portugal’s Brexit Task Force Welcomes Businesses
Portugal IN, the Portuguese government's special Brexit task force, has expressed its willingness to help UK-based EU-based companies to "seamlessly integrate into the country" as Britain prepares to leave the Union. European at the end of October. According to the...
UK plastics federation calls for control of waste exports
UK plastics federation calls for control of waste exports The British Plastics Federation (PBF) has released a position paper, Vision for the Circular Economy, calling for tighter control over exports of plastic waste to developing countries. Supporting a 2018...
Only 10% of plastic in the United States is recycled. A new type of plastic could change that
Most plastics have a chemical history that makes starting a new life challenging. The dyes and flame retardants that make them perfect, for example a sofa cushion or detergent bottle, make them difficult to transform into a desirable end product, one of the reasons...
Researchers developed a technique to turn nearly a quarter of our plastic waste into fuel
The process could help convert millions of tons of plastic that we generate each year into a fuel similar to gasoline and diesel. The world is drowning in plastic. Every year, more than 300 million tons of plastic find their way to a landfill or the environment, where...